One wishes producer Spike Lee had stepped in to give the dialogue some sass.
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Love and Basketball (2000)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:70
Rotten:16
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Confident directing and acting deliver an insightful look at young athletes.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: LOVE AND BASKETBALL is the powerful story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles who grow up loving basketball and, eventually, each other. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) have... [More]
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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Reviews for Love and Basketball
With its beautiful stars, posh settings and clearly delineated lines between men and women, viewers will comfortably swallow Love and Basketball's feminist undertones.
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Gina Prince-Bythewood’s debut movie makes up in heart and spirit for its shortfalls in originality.
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Love and basketball -- if you like either one, here is a movie for you.
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Top CriticThe plot is convoluted and overlong, but the actors make it fresh and involving.
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Love and Basketball is so rich in production values that it's hard to believe that this big-time score comes from a rookie director.
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It’s refreshing to see a film featuring African Americans without a single gun or scene of drug use, and one that isn’t candy-coated.
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Surprise! Love and Basketball is a movie that deftly combines a basketball obsession with a heartfelt love story.
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Writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood has crafted a funny, heartfelt script that is attuned to the ways we can be weak without being bad people.
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Has more than enough charm, skilled performances and appealing characters to score when it has to.
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Top CriticFor all its clever basketball metaphoring, the movie does best when portraying the hard work that goes into love and happiness.
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Though the film too often seems to be following a well-trodden, Oprah-esque path to inevitable self-realization, it has moments of touching humanity.
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Offers a pleasant double whammy of roundball and romance.
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Top CriticIt's in the small touches that this movie comes alive, and it's rare that directors can pull off this kind of thing.
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Top CriticFalls far short of the challenging film it aspires to be.
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Love and Basketball wears out its welcome.
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But this is a romance movie and the main questions are: 'Did you believe in the love?' and 'Did it make you feel good?' Answers to both: Yes.
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Not a slam-dunk, perhaps, but a pretty convincing win.
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Reveals in appealing ways just how important friendship is romantic relationships.
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